Jean-Louis Comolli

Jean-Louis Comolli

Born: July 30, 1941
Died: May 19, 2022
in Philippeville - Constantine - France - [now Skikda, Algeria]
Jean-Louis Comolli is a French filmmaker, screenwriter and writer, born in 1941 in Philippeville (now Skikda, Algeria). After working for Les Cahiers du Cinéma from 1962 to 1978, of which he was editor in chief from 1966 to 1971, he became a director of fiction and documentaries. Also a journalist for Jazz Magazine, he has co-written or edited several books on jazz. His multiple works and his theoretical thinking on cinema have nourished many filmmakers and documentary lovers. He died on May 19, 2022.

Movies for Jean-Louis Comolli...

Hi Mister Comolli
Title: Hi Mister Comolli
Released: April 2, 2023
Type: Movie
A few months before he died, Jean-Louis Comolli meets up with Dominique Cabrera for some free conversations with Isabelle Le Corff. They talk about cinema, life, love, death and Chassagne-Montrachet wine. There is laughter and smiles. One is not really serious at the age of eighty.
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Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité
Title: Nicolas Philibert, Hasard et Nécessité
Released: March 2, 2020
Type: Movie
This is a peaceful conversation between two filmmakers, Nicolas Philibert and Jean-Louis Comolli. A conversation, or the pleasure of spending time together. Nicolas Philibert describes with great precision his way of working and invites us to examine the ethical dimension of his process.
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À Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux
Title: À Fellini, romance d'un spectateur amoureux
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
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À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma
Title: À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma
Character: himself
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Jean-Louis Comolli and Jean Narboni, former editors at Cahiers du Cinema, interview their former colleagues and fellow travellers during the "Red Years" of the journal between 1968 and1973.
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Festivals 66 Cinéma 67
Title: Festivals 66 Cinéma 67
Character: Self
Released: May 30, 1967
Type: Movie
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Alphaville
Title: Alphaville
Character: Prof. Jeckell (uncredited)
Released: May 5, 1965
Type: Movie
An American private-eye arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet which is ruled by an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.
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The Carabineers
Title: The Carabineers
Character: Soldier with Fish
Released: May 31, 1963
Type: Movie
During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.
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Suzanne’s Career
Title: Suzanne’s Career
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: February 1, 1963
Type: Movie
In the second of Rohmer's moral tales, he examines the relationship between two friends and a girl who at first appears easily exploited. It is a complex tale of feelings and misconceptions, acted out within the head of the main character, as part of Rohmer's attempt to more easily simulate the mindscape quality of literature within a film.